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- Cheroh landfill to close and new 20ha site identified
- DBKK extends parking fee penalty to Feb 28
- Cash aid given to 300 needy famililes
| Cheroh landfill to close and new 20ha site identified Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:49 PM PST RAUB: The landfill in Cheroh near here will be closed down by the end of next year, Housing and Local Governent Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung said. Chor said the landfill which had served residents in the district for many years was nearing its capacity. "Garbage up to some 45 metric tonnes are being dumped into the site every day. "Presently, work is being carried out to cover up the site and minimise the foul stench from affecting nearby residents," he said after presenting free rubbish bins to residents here. Also present were Tourism Minister and Raub MP Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen and Pahang state executive councillor Datuk Hoh Khai Mun. Chor said the district council had identified a new 20ha site to build a new landfill. He said all the necessary preparations including technical studies such as environment impact assessment were being done. "We hope the new landfill will be ready on time when the old site cease operations. "The authorities have been told to monitor the development closely including the possible impact on the environment and air quality," he said. Chor said in addition, solid waste concessionaire Alam Flora had also been instructed to keep tabs on the dumping process by its garbage trucks and look for ways to reduce foul stench. He said a new garbage separation area would be set up in the new site costing about RM3.5mil to sort out items which could be recycled. "We hope the public can play a role to recycle their garbage and reduce households waste as opening up new landfills is not a viable solution," he said. |
| DBKK extends parking fee penalty to Feb 28 Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:51 PM PST KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has extended the city's parking fee penalty period to Feb 28 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. The parking amnesty programme announced by DBKK early this year was supposed to have ended on Jan 31 but has been extended due to requests from the public. DBKK Holding Sdn Bhd executive director Kenny Chan said the extension was also City Hall's appreciation to the public and to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the city on Feb 2. "Motorists have appealed for the extension of the programme due to financial constraints especially after celebrating Christmas, New Year, the new school term and now the Chinese New Year," he said. The people need not have pay the parking penalties for late payment but only pay the actual parking fees charged. Several parking counters around the city have been opened from 8.30am to 4.30pm on weekdays and from 8.30am to 12.30pm on weekends. For more information, the public can contact the parking management at 088-270181/270182. |
| Cash aid given to 300 needy famililes Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:50 PM PST YONG PENG: A total of RM103,000 was disbursed to over 300 underprivileged families of various backgrounds in the Ayer Hitam parliamentary constituency last year. Those who received the aid in the form of cash were patients with chronic diseases, disabled people, single mothers and the poor. On Sunday, Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong also presented cash aid and mandarin oranges to 141 needy individuals and families in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. He said the event organised with the collaboration from Lions club was carried for the ninth consecutive year since he became the Member of Parliament here. "The Lions club helps us by identifying and recommending those who are in need of assistance and we are giving out aid worth more than RM40,000 today," he said. Dr Wee added that the government was a caring one and carried out all kinds of programmes to help its people such as 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M), and others. Earlier, Dr Wee also spent time visiting five patients at their home in Yong Peng and Ayer Hitam. Non-government organisations were also not forgotten during the festive celebration when 18 of them received a total of RM132,500 allocations from Dr Wee during a ceremony held at Yong Peng recently. |
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